House Republicans Go Back to the Drawing Board, ALG calls on American People to Verify $100 Billion of Spending Cuts

February 10th, 2011, Fairfax, VA—Americans for Limited Government President Bill Wilson today issued the following statement praising a move by House Appropriations Committee Chairman Hal Rogers to go back to work on the budget continuing resolution to find $100 billion of cuts to attach:

“After rightly receiving a very poor reception to a proposal to merely cut $35 billion from existing budget levels, House Appropriations Committee Chairman Hal Rogers has now promised to go back to the drawing board to find more cuts. In their Pledge to America, House Republicans had promised to cut $100 billion. He needs to find at least that much in cuts to keep the pledge.

“Now the American people need to verify that current spending levels will actually be cut by $100 billion. No gimmicks. It does not matter what Barack Obama proposed for Fiscal Year 2011, because his budget was never adopted. A promise to cut $100 billion can only be understood as a $100 billion cut from current spending levels, or else it’s just another stunt.

“I strongly hope and encourage that Chairman Rogers will avoid the gimmicks and accounting sleights of hand. The American people are tired of these games. We urge all citizens to go to www.keepthepledge.org and voice their concerns.”

Interview Availability:Please contact Rebekah Rast at (703) 383-0880 or at rrast@getliberty.org to arrange an interview with ALG President Bill Wilson.